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Re: Everybody's Free (to play with Lego)
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Mon, 8 Nov 1999 15:51:03 GMT
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Mookie wrote:
> I like the words.. though I don't know the song you're talking about :(
> There's truth in them dar words John :)
> Where's this I Feel Good one??? I think I know what that song is at
> least!
I have to confess, Tamy, I was merely making a lame joke;-) "I Feel Good (I Got
You)" was recorded by the R&B artist James Brown. These new lyrics to the Sunscreen
song are by *our* James Brown. I was just pretending that *our* James Brown was the
famous James Brown. Didn't know you were "our" propery, eh James?;-)
-John
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> Tamy
>
> John Neal wrote:
> >
> > Excellent! This one is almost as good as your last hit "I Feel Good" {;^D
> >
> > -John
> >
> > James Brown wrote:
> >
> > > Well, the local radio has just had another rash of the Sunscreen Song go
> > > through, and I just couldn't help but parody it with a Lego slant... Here it
> > > is, for your (questionable) enjoyment:
> > >
> > > Ladies and gentlemen of all varieties of class,
> > >
> > > Play with Lego.
> > >
> > > If I could offer you only one tip for the future, Lego would be it. The long-
> > > term benefits of Lego have been proven by children, whereas the rest of my
> > > advice has no basis more reliable than my own building experience. I will
> > > dispense this advice now.
> > >
> > > Enjoy the power and beauty of your theme. Oh, never mind. You will not
> > > understand the power and beauty of your theme until it’s been juniorized. But
> > > trust me, in 20 years, you’ll look back at catalogues of your theme and recall
> > > in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay within it and how fun it
> > > really was. There are not as many Timmy's as you imagine.
> > >
> > > Don’t worry about bulk ordering. Or worry, but know that worrying is as
> > > effective as trying to convince eBay that their business practises are
> > > flawed. The real problems in your hobby are apt to be things that never
> > > crossed your worried mind, the kind that stab you in the foot at 4 a.m. on
> > > some idle Tuesday.
> > >
> > > Visit one Lego site every day that inspires you.
> > >
> > > Build.
> > >
> > > Don’t be careless with other people’s bricks. Don’t put up with people who
> > > are reckless with yours.
> > >
> > > Sort.
> > >
> > > Don’t waste your time on clones. Sometimes they’re good, sometimes they’re
> > > bad. The industry is large, and in the end, there’s only one Lego.
> > >
> > > Remember encouragement you receive. Forget the scor of people who don’t
> > > understand your hobby. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
> > >
> > > Keep your old MOC’s. Scan your old instructions and load them to Brickshelf.
> > >
> > > Play.
> > >
> > > Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know how to use Ldraw. Some of the best
> > > builders I know didn’t know how to use Ldraw when they started. One of the
> > > best builders I know still uses Coreldraw.
> > >
> > > Buy plenty of brick buckets. Be kind to your macaroni bricks. You’ll miss
> > > them when they’re gone.
> > >
> > > Maybe you’ll have a NLSO, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll have children, maybe
> > > you won’t. Maybe you’ll sell your collection, maybe you’ll build an addition
> > > onto your house. Whatever you do, don’t spend too much time building, but
> > > don’t stop entirely, either. Your creations are half finished. So are
> > > everybody else’s.
> > >
> > > Enjoy your Lego. Use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or of what
> > > other people think of it. It’s the greatest toy you’ll ever own.
> > >
> > > Collect, even if you have nowhere to shop but overpriced TRU’s.
> > >
> > > Read the instructions, even if you don’t follow them.
> > >
> > > Do not go to Legoland, it will only make you feel frustrated.
> > >
> > > Get to know your parents. You’ll never know when they’ll dig up your
> > > childhood Lego from the basement. Be nice to your siblings. They’re your
> > > best link to your past, and the people most likely to just give you their old
> > > collections.
> > >
> > > Understand that websites come and go, but with a precious few you should
> > > bookmark the pages. Work hard to credit the ideas you use, because the more
> > > you build, the more you use the cool stuff you see others doing.
> > >
> > > Visit Legoland once, but leave before it makes you bitter. Visit toy stores
> > > often, but leave before they make you broke.
> > >
> > > Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise, newbies will blather,
> > > you too will get exasperated. And when you do, you will fantasize that prices
> > > were reasonable, RTL was civil, and newbies respected experienced builders.
> > >
> > > Respect experienced builders.
> > >
> > > Don’t expect anyone else to support you in .debate. Maybe you have a good
> > > idea. Maybe your point is valid. But you never know when you’re just
> > > rehashing old news.
> > >
> > > Don’t spend too much time in your replies, or by the time you’re done, 40
> > > other people have answered the question.
> > >
> > > Be careful whose Lego you buy, but be grateful to those who supply it. On-
> > > line auctions are a form of bulk sales. Selling parts on-line is a way of
> > > fishing the discount sets from the sale bins, parting them out, and selling
> > > them for more than they are worth.
> > >
> > > But trust me on the Lego.
> > >
> > > James
> > > http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
> > > (I suppose, for the sake of form: This paraody is a Just This Side of
> > > Arrogance Production, copyright me, yadda yadda yadda.)
>
> --
> Keep on Bricken'
> -Tamy
>
> Follow the bouncing boxes!
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/jambalaya.html
>
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/
> http://mookie.iwarp.com/ (mirror site)
> Lego isn't a toy, it's a way of life!
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| (...) Well, it's not hard to find... just put "sunscreen song" into any search engine, and you'll be inundated with info, MP3s, parodies, and so forth. (...) And how do you know I'm >not< the same James Brown, hmm? I can sing, I've got bad knees, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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